Magellan Financial Group
Magellan Financial Group specializes in funds management, offering international investment funds to high net worth and retail investors in Australia and New Zealand, as well as institutional investors globally. The company is known for its innovative investment solutions and a strong focus on understanding client needs, managing over A$39 billion in assets as of December 2025.
Short position
Magellan Financial Group (ASX:MFG) has 5.51% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 16,135,406 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.55 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 3.14 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 8.30% in October 2022. MFG is classified in the Financial Services industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Magellan Financial Group (MFG) short interest history
MFG Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.55pp
- 90-day change
- +3.14pp
- 1-year change
- +1.17pp
- All-time high
- 8.30% (October 2022)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (March 2011)
Is MFG heavily shorted?
MFG's short interest of 5.51% is elevated relative to the ASX average, ranking #60 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.
How has MFG's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Magellan Financial Group's short interest has risen 0.55 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 3.14 percentage points. The current level is 5.51% of shares on issue.
What is the highest MFG's short interest has been?
Since 2011, Magellan Financial Group's short interest peaked at 8.30% in October 2022 and bottomed at 0.00% in March 2011.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2011. See our methodology.